jumpcut

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A form of jump cut — A cinematographic edit in which a single continuous sequential shot of a subject is broken into two parts, with a piece of footage being removed in order to render the effect of jumping forward in time.

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Meanings

nounjumpcut (plural jumpcuts)

plural jumpcuts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jump cut.
verbjumpcut (third-person singular simple present jumpcuts, present participle jumpcutting, simple past and past participle jumpcut)

present singular third person jumpcuts · participle present jumpcutting

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of jump-cut.
Cite this entry
APA

jumpcut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpcut

MLA

“jumpcut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpcut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumpcut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpcut.

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